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Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
PANIC IN A CHICAGO HOTEL.
Caused by Fire in 8 Fashionable Club
 Across the Street.

Across the Street.
 CHICAGO, Nov. 3.-It was nearly o'clock this morning when fire was discovered in the Chicago club in Monroe street, directly oppo- site the ladies' entrance to the Palmer Hous @. By the time the first relay of engines had rattled up to the fire the flames had spread throughout the fifth floor and were bursting from the windows on all sides, while signs of fire could be seen the fourth floor A general alarm was promptly turned in and in fifteen minutes score of engines, hook and ladder trucks and hose carts thundered down the street and up to the fire. A wild panic followed at the Palmer House. At the win- dows on Monroe street appeared hundred frightened faces peering into the streets, and at the sight of the steamers rush for escape followed, under the impression that the hotel was on fire. Half-clad ladies and gentlemen tumbled out into the halls and shrieked wildly for help. They had no warning of the flames until the fremen rushed in their apartments and pulled them out bodily. It is thought that everyone was taken out safe ly. The fire started on the fifth floor, in the kitchen from defective fue, it is supposed, or carelessly smothered fire in the range. Loads of hose were run on all the high buildings entirely surrounding the club and half hundred streams of water were pour ed into 1t from aif the windows. torrent of water poured Gown the stairway cascad- ed down the elevator shaft and soaked through every floor, until the furniture and everything else about the building was com pletely ruined. The smoke from the burn Ing building entered the Clifton House ad- joining on the east, and scores of guests sprang out of bed and rushed in terror to the street with the impression that their ho- tel was on fire. The Chicago club was erect ed about fifteen years ago at a cost of $751; 900. The fixtures and furniture cost about S25, GOO and are a total loss, but fully insured. The loss to the building and contents, in cluding the damage by water, was about $50, 900; insurance s76, 300, including $50, ,O00 each in Boston. Underwriters and National of Hartford and $4 ,000 in the New Hamp- ahira
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. AN INTERNAL MACHINE Sent To Chief Justice Waite's
 House. THE ANARCHISTS LOSE HEART. Several Of Them Sue For
 Pardon. CIRCUS ANIMALS AT LARGE, Crows And Sioux On The
 Warpath.
CIRCUS ANIMALS AT LARGE,
aN1NEEKNAh MACHINE

Sent to ChIer Justice Waite Hut tho
 Mechanism is Eisarranged and No
 Harm Results.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-A bold, audacious attempt was made this evening to blow up Chief Justice Waite with what has the ap- pearanee of an internal machine. The ma chine was delivered to him at 6:30 this even- ing by special postofice mail messenger boy Joseph F. Hickey. The box, which is an or dinary white box of the kind in which valen- tines are sent, is about six inches wide by eight inches long and about half an inch in depth. It had printed on one end Beauties of Tennyson" and on the cover was address ed: To the Hon. Chief Justice Waite, No. 1,415 I street, N. W. Near the bottom were the words Important papers" under- scored. The thing enclosed was a glass tube about ten inches long and of the diameter of lead pencil. The tube was bent at an angle of about sixty degrees and was fastened to the box by means of small pieces of heavy paper pasted over it. The tube for most of its length contained jet black liquid, but about one and one-half inches from the end was percussion cap separating the liquid by about an inch from apparently what is known as Atlas powder. At the other end of the powder was another cap and to this was attached the wire which was apparently intended to explode the tube. This wire was joined to small rubber band fastened to one end of the box and another wire ran from the rubber by s'hook and eye" which was held in place by piece of paper pasted over it. If the machine is really what it seems to be the rais- ing of the lid would have exploded it. Be fore it reached the justices house, however, the box was stamped on one side by post office emp1oye and the force with which the blow WAS struck caused the wire to slip through the ''hook and eye," thus severing the necessary connection. There are circum- stances which lead to q suspicion that the whole thing is a hoax
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
FAIR HAVEN.
General Items of News Tint Wlll In- terest Fair Haven ISesidents-A Pro- EaI IIZi toI,

General Items of News That Will In- terest Fair Haven Ieesidents-A Pro- posed Walking Match.
 Major W. A. Lincoln is building several new houses on Jackson street near the rail road track.
 A daughter of Rev. Mr Goodenough has been quite i'll.
 Mrs. August Nitsch and her daughter, Mrs. Knott of Yonkers, N. Y, have been visiting Frederick Fischer, the tonsorial artist
 The ladies of the Second church had a good attendance at their sociable last night.
 Mrs Frank Andrews of Kingston, N. Y, has been spending few days in town.
 H. W. Loomis is having his place on the heights repaired and generally renovated
 F. Lee Mallory, formerly in business here but now located in New York, has just re- turned from business trip to the West and spent a few days in town.
 Several Fair Haven young men will go to Florida soon to spend the winter. One or two will go in the employ Of the New Haven Oys- ter company at Indian River.
 Rev. Joseph Cook, the celebrated lecturer, was in town recently visiting his father-in- law, Willis Hemingway.
 There is some little talk of arranging a walking match between 8 we'll known Fair Haven sprinter and Darrow, the once cham pion walker of the State, and negotiations have already been commenced.
 Miss Annie Hart is visiting her cousin in Meriden, Miss Clark.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
Many rriles of New Railway.

CHICAGO, Nov. 3.-The Railway Age of to. morrow will say: During the last few months the work of railway building has been going on in the United States at rate never before equalled. From January 1 to November 274 roads have laid total of 9,41S miles of track. More track has been laid so far this year than in the year 1886 and exceeds that of all other years in the history of this or any other country. The greatest activity has been exhibited in broad belt west of the Missouri river stretching from Dakota and Montana south to the gulf. Kansas continues as last year far in the lead, showing no addi- tion of at least 1 ,6S9 miles since the year be- gan Nebraska follows next with a report of s67 miles, Texas with 834 miles, Colorado with 719 miles and Dakota with 6S9. these four States and territory already having add ed 1, 708 miles of new railways, or more than half of the total thus far reported for the en- tire country
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
CIRCUS ANIMALS AT LARGE.
A Wild Scene Ina the Union Depot at St
 Loufs

Wild Scene Ina the Union Depot al Ste
 Louis.
 ST. LOUIS, Nov. 3.-The escape of several wild animals belonging to John Robinson's menagerie and circus at the Union depot this afternoon caused great excitement and big scare. The special train bearing the show was passing through the depot yard when a flat car flew off the track, followed by others, and ran into freight train on side track, demolishing three cars and killing George Squires, can vasman and badly injuring two other can vasmen named Fuller and Isle. In the smashup some of the animals cages on the flat cars were broken and Bengal tiger, two lions, leopard and a jaguar and ibex and vulture escaped. The widest kind ot commotion followed. Depot officials and policemen ran about shouting warning and there was a general and quick stampede from the yard to the street beyond The circus and depot men then made search for the animals. The leopard was found crouched under freight car and an effort was made to lasso him, but it failed and the animal rushed from his corner, bit a man severely l in his leg, bounded into the ticket office and then jumped through a transom into the superintendent's office He was besieged by the circus men, and after two or three at l tempts to capture him and several shots be- l ing fired at him he was covered with tar- paulin and secured. One by one the other animals were found and after more or less ! trouble were captured and returned to their l cages, but it was not until nearly dark that l the work was over and the excitement was l allayed
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
MINIATURE ALsANAC.
DEATHS.

SCHULHAFER-In this city Nov. 3, Sarah, wife Of Philip Schulhsfer, aged AS years and 10 months. . BIGELOW-In Norfolk, Ct, Oct. 28, Ann M, wife of George R. Bige1oW, aged 53.
 'FOOTE-in this city, last evening, Mrs Olivia Hurlburt Foote, aged 83 years and mont s. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from her late residence, i02 Eagle street Burial at the convenience of the family. MERWIN-ln this city, Nov, l, very suddenly, Richard T. Merwin, in the 72d year of his age Funeral Friday at 20 D. m Burial at the conyen ienca of the family. Please omitfi overs 2t
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
THE NEW PHYSIOLOGY.
An Attack on the American Board at
 Waterbury.

WATERBURY, Nov. 3.-The first attack on the American board comes from this city. It was made today at the fall meeting of the Naugatuek valley conference of Congrega- tional churches when Rev. Mir. Blaekman of Naugatuck, after due conference with repre- sentative Congregationalists in different parts of the country, offered resolutions in substance protesting against the management of the American board as close corporation on the ground that under the present consti~ tuition the Congregational churches had no say in it's management and recommending that corporate members of the board be nom- mated by State conferences. The resolutions were enthusiastically passed and Rev. Dr. Joseph Anderson of Waterbury, Rev. MT. Blackman of Naugatuck and Judge Torrance of Birmingham were appointed a committee to lay them before the State conference which will meet in Middletown next Tuesday.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
GROWS ON THE wARPArR.
Sitting Bull and Six Thousand Sion
 in League With Them.


 BISMARCK, Dak., Nov. 3.-It is reported here that the two hundred Crow Indians who escaped from the soldiers near Custer are now on the warpath and that the soldiers in Montana are preparing as best they m for defense. Sitting Bull is at Standing Rock with over six thousand Sioux and is believed to be in league with the Crows. People west of the Missouri are anxious that Fort Lin coln, five miles south of here, be given more troops. At present there are only five com panies at the post, and as this would be the post from which the first check could be put upon the outbreak from Standing Rock it is essential that good force of troops be sta toned here. A strong effort will be made to have additional troops sent at once, notwith- standing the report that Fort Lincoln will be abandoned. Western settlers complain against this policy of the government in cen tralizing the soldiers at eastern dress parade posts while few companies are left around the Indian agencies to protect the people against the thousands of Indians who never forget an imaginary wrong and are always ready for bloodshed.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
AT SAVEN ROCK.

Bought by c. H. MfIIer-AIteratIon
 and Enlargement.
 MT. c. H. Miller, who with Weibel, the brewer, bought the Beach House, has also bought the Howes polo and skating rink erected by MT. Howes two or three years ago and will alter it and enlarge it, building or in the rear of the billiard rooms he occupied last season and thereby widening the rink forty feet The extension will be about fifty feet deep. He will convert the rink into a beer garden and will have 9 re staurant in it which will be conducted by Deibel, the Chap el street caterer, who has contracted for the lease of the restaurant part
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
TORPEDO ExPLODEs
And 1Djures Several FKen While 4
 Practice At the Torpedo Station.

And 1Diures Several Men While At
 Practice At tho Torpedo Station.
 NEWPORT, R. l., Nov. 3.-Several officers and seamen of the torpedo station had nar- row escape from death from a torpedo explo- were being conducted in the harbor pear the station and several torpedoes had been sue cessfully fired. The last was 6 spar torpedo and while this was being run out from a boat in which were seven or eight officers and men it exploded before it had been immers- ed in the water. The shock was immense and the noise of the explosion startled the city and shook the buildings along the har- bor front The boat was badly stove and the men had difficulty in reaching the wharf before she sank. Only two men were in jur- ed, they being gunners who were in the bow of the boat One side of each was bad ly riddled with pieces of torpedo and severe body wounds inflicted and one probably has a rib broken also. The injured men were attended by Surgeon Wise of the torpedo station and then taken to Newport hospital The cause of the explosion is unknown, but it would seem that the officer in charge of the battery must have turned the current on too soon as the torpedo would not have ex- ploded unless the battery was on, as it should not have been at that stage of the ex- pertinent.
 A Blind Seaman's Big Pension Money.
 WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-Joseph Fuller, 8 seaman in the United States navy residing at Newburyport, Mass, has been allowed pen sion for total blindness from October 27, 1863, payable at tEe Boston agency. The first payment is SIS, 085.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
The New York Graphic sold,

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-A syndicate of wealthy New York and Philadelphia capi- talists have obtained control of the New York Graphic. The price paid was on the basis of s25O, 900, it is said:- Major Hinkley, the former proprietor, retains a minority share of the stock. Edward H. Golf, presi- dent of the American Electric Manufactur- Ing company, has been chosen president of the new organization, and E. 0. Brown will be the general manager. Colonel Frank A. Burr of the Philadelphia Times will be the editor. The paper will remain independent ly Democratic and the friend of the national and State administrations.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
NANTED.

WANTED A SITUATION by a respectable girl to do gen. 1A eral houSeworlS in a private family. IAquire at 127 WALLACE STREET.
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Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
Edward [. BeeCher,

pact Auctioneer. sSspR RENT. f:s OFFICES No and 1, first foorc 9o5c oyer New EIIQ at NEW HAVEN BANK. nj
 For Rent or For Sale, kS$A THE premises 100 York Square Place; all Es::H modern improvements; barn, deep lot, side EzAA entrance and rear entrance o29tf 17 Exchange Building.
 FOR RENT. kaes& FURNISHED house in first. class central EEi;; location Rent can be paid by boarding gen Ezs.N tleman and wife if desired. o22 792 Chapel street.
 FOR SALE. h4AA A BRICK HOUSE, l2 rooms, with improve E&:. ments Whalley avenue, can be bought for aA less than it is worth Terms of payment easy WANTED. S5O,OOOe,Ysyn proPsFty.Haiaes sGSF ."RaessS 2. $iOO.OOO- AgoOd loan. Ftrst-ciass parties.
 FOR RENT, A number of ffrSt-claSs new houses on Whitney avenue Also, store and ba Whalley avenue. S3,OOO to loan at 5 per cent.
 CALL AT NO 70 CHURCH STREET, ROOM Ry- Office open evenings from to 8. l.. F. COMSTOCk X GO.
 FOR SALE. AA WE have house and lot on Rosette street %i;:I one on East Pearl street and one in West M5as.A Haven, opposite the Green. We want an or. fer for them. They will be sold at bargain 1T sold soon. MERWIN'S REAL ESTATE OFFICE,
 759 Chapel Street.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
FnrnfsIacd ROoms

Furnished EO0Ens.
 SHA TWO or three convenient rooms centrally Sh::: loc 4ted to responsible young men. Apply at @!U n4 ITO WOOSTER STREET. Wooster Lodge No. 59, F. & A. Ra "A, THE members of this Lodge are requested to EHattend 0 special communication Friday, Nov 4th, 1887, at o'clock for the purpose of attend ing the funeral of our late Bro. RICHARD T. MFR WIN. Members of other Lodges are respectfully in vited to be present. By order of the W. M.
 nj 1t F. STANLEY BRADLEY, Secretary
 For Sale at a Sacrifice.
 VERY central flrst.class 2-story and basement A modern built brick house, 3-story extension, 13 good living rooms, bath, closets, pantries and marble bowls hot and cold water; marble mantles, range, furnace an set tubs; hard finished walls, handsomely papered; fine location for doctor or large family few blocks above P. C.; owner moved to N. Y. will sell for $6, ,75O: part mort gage. Apply to Dr. Osborne, i1 York street, from F to & n4 Inn
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
THE WOmAN's AUXILIARY
To the Board of Missions in Session
 mt Norwich.


 mt Norwich.
 NORWICH, Nov. 3.-The annual convention of the Connecticut branch of the woman's auxiliary to the board of missions opened this morning in Trinity church in this city with service of the holy communion. After this service was held 8 business meeting of the ladies at which papers were read bearing on the mission work. Letters were read from missionaries and the appropriations of money for the ensuing year were made. Miss Emery, the general secretary of the society, read very interesting paper on the plans for mission work She referred very feel ingly to the recent death of Bishop Elliott of Texas who was deservedly a great favorite everywhere. She also spoke of the plan pro posing fixed day on which intersections should be made for missions. The man agers made their report. Addresses were made by the vice president, the corresponding secretary and others. The meeting was a success in every way. At Christ church in the afternoon there were addresses made by the bishop of Cincinnati, who is also primate of the church in Ameri- ca, by Bishop Hare of southern Dakota, Bishop Weed of Florida and the Rev. MT McKim of Japan. These speakers gave very interesting accounts of work done among the Indians, negroes Japanese and others.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
A*UgCEssFUE OPENING.

The D. of l.. Fair at the old Union
 ArmorY.
 The fair of Olive Branch council No 7, D. of L opened last night in the old Union armory under very suspicious circumstances. There was good attendance. The prizes which to be voted for were on exhibition at the armory. During the evening Miss Lillie Baldwin danced 6 Highland fling SO nicely that she will probably repeat it again this evening. Thomas orchestra furnished the music. Dancing was the order of the evening with Booth prompter. The fair will continue five nights
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
POSTPONED ONE WEEK.
The Annual Meeting ofthe Young Wo-
 mems Christian Union.

The Annual Meeting Ofthe Young WO-
 mems Christian Union.
 The annual meeting of the Young Wo- mems Christian union, which was announced for last evening at the residence of Mrs Howard Baldwin, Fair Haven, was adjourned until next Thursday evening. The union has secured and fitted up handsomely furnished apartments in Central Hall building, where the meeting will be held. The election of officers and the rest of the programme an nounced for last evening will take place at that time
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04

PY young lady, aposition as stenographt -11 Has had experience and is competent. Spe 125. Address STENOGRAPHER,
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Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
Young Girls cited Into Court.

DUBLIN, Nov. 3.-Thirty persons have been summoned under the crimes act in Bally- Haunis to answer charges in connection with eviotions. A majority of those summoned are young girls. Messrs. Pyne and Gilhooly, Nationalist members of Parliament have also been summoned, the former for melting re- sistance to the bailiffs at Scrahan and the latter for advocating boycott at a league meeting at Sehull.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
A Noted Turfman's Health and For

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Rumors affecting the business and health of Isidor Cohnfeld, the extensive importer of ostrich feathers, were afloat to-day. It was learned that MT. Cohn- field had left town by order of his physician to oqtain rest, being afflicted by insomnia. He has disposed of his property, but his friends say the sales were not forced. In business circles it was said that Cohnfeld had endorsed paper of Rosenthal, who just failed in St. Louis and who was relative, also that ostrich feathers have declined so that they represent only sixty cents on the dollar to importers MT. Cohnfeld is reputed to be 8 millionaire He is known to lovers of the turf as the owner of Maxey Cobb and other flyers
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
JeH Davis i'm Good health.

MACON, Ga., Nov 3.-Jefferson Davis and his family left in special car this morning for Beauvoir. They were escorted to the depot by the Macon Volunteers. The large crowd present to see them o@ made no dem onstration. MT. Davis was in as good health as when he came here and walked down stairs q. the Johnston Ho1se without assistance.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
TWO STUDENTS ARRESTED.
They Do Not Keep Within Shs
 Bounds of the Law.

They DO NOt Keep W1thfn 1he
 Bounds of the Law.
 Two students, who gave their names as James Brown and Charles E. Lawrence, were arrested last night about twelve o'clock by Officers Jackson and Grant for a breach of the peace. They were confined in the lookup about an hour, when three student friends came and bailed them out Brown and Lawrence evidently imagined, from the way they acted and the noise they made, that this city was made expressly for them. They will probably settle their case before it is brought up in the City court this morning.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
The Fifth Election Inspector.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Referee Stetson fin ished the taking of testimony in the matter of the fifth election inspectorship this after noon. He will give his decision at Il o'clock to morrow morning. He expresses the opin- ion that neither the Socialistic party nor Irving Hall is entitled to the inspectors, but he has not decided whether the United Labor party is entitled to them or not.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
ILLEGAL VOTERS IN NEW YORK COIonIzfng by she Wholesale For Next
 Tuesdays Election.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-A large number of warrants were issued to-day for use on elec- tion day against many illegal voters who are colonized in cheap boarding houses in the eighth district. From one lodging house thi1ty-fve men registered the same day and not one of them is regular lodger. In the past the police have permitted such men to vote before arresting them, but now they will be arrested as fast as they show up at the polls. The political managers who are responsible for the colonization are unknown, but an effort will be made to find out the guilty parties when the arrests are made.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
A AGateman's FaIaI Error.

PITTsBURG, Nov. 3.-An engine attached to freight train on the Fort Wayne railroad struck a street car at the Federal street cross ing in Alleghany City about 6 o'clock this evening and John M. Culp, teller of the Odd Fellow Savings bank, and Miss Harriet Wey- man, sister of Weyman Bros; the tobacco nists, who jumped from the car, were killed. The accident was caused by the gateman. Stewart Cunningham, raising the safety gates too soon after another train had passed.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04

3+fssA A INFORMALLY medium priced house in -aA4L exchange for g good building lot well To- cated.
 GEORGF A JSRFTI,
Morning journal and courier., 1887-11-04
Educational
French Language and Literature

Thoroughly taught by experienced Parisian teacher. PRIVATE LESSONS OR GLASSES AT PUPILS RESIDENCE at moderate terms Se- lect classes at my residence, 101 Howe street. Conversational lessons for advanced pupils. SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO PRO- NUNClATION Highest testimonials and refer ences by permission from present and former pa irons. K. BERGERON,